oral pathology that which treats of conditions causing or resulting from morbid anatomic or functional changes in the structures of the mouth.

speech pathology (speech-language pathology) a field of the health sciences dealing with the evaluation of speech, language, and voice disorders and the rehabilitation of patients with such disorders not amenable to medical or surgical treatment. See also speech-language pathologist.

surgical pathology the pathology of disease processes that are surgically accessible for diagnosis or treatment.

or·al pa·thol·o·gy

the branch of dentistry concerned with the etiology, pathogenesis, and clinical, gross, and microscopic aspects of oral and paraoral disease, including oral soft tissues, the teeth, jaws, and salivary glands.

oral pathology

the branch of pathology that deals with the structural and functional changes in cells, tissues, and organs of the oral cavity that cause or are caused by disease.

or·al pa·thol·o·gy

(ōr'ăl pă-thol'ŏ-jē)

The branch of dentistry concerned with the etiology, pathogenesis, and clinical, gross, and microscopic aspects of oral and paraoral disease, including oral soft tissues, the teeth, jaws, and salivary glands.

Respondents rated their level of agreement to a series of statements regarding their perceptions of whether current instruction in general and/or oral pathology has adequately prepared their students for particular dental hygiene services.

Professor Saman Warnakulasuriya, professor of oral medicine and experimental oral pathology at Guy's, King's & St Thomas' Dental Institute in London, said, 'Since the early Seventies there have been public health campaigns and a great deal of media coverage focusing on the early detection of cervical cancer through regular screening and addressing high risk groups through primary care.

Professor Warnakulasuriya, who is Professor of Oral Medicine and Experimental Oral Pathology at Guy's, King's & St Thomas' Dental Institute in London, has called for increased public and professional education.

Contributing authors include not only otolaryngologists, but also experts from the fields of oral and maxillofacial surgery, oral medicine, head and neck pathology, oral pathology, radiation oncology, medical oncology, law, and others.

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